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The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
Examples
- The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Cartesian coordinate
By ellipsis from Latin [linea] abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut off”). See abscind.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
աբսցիս
(abscʻis)
— first of two coordinates
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Azerbaijani:
absis
— first of two coordinates
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Bulgarian:
абсци́са
(abscísa)
— first of two coordinates
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Catalan:
abscissa
— first of two coordinates
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Cebuano:
handaganós
— first of two coordinates
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Chinese Cantonese:
橫坐標 /横坐标
(waang4 zo6 biu1)
— first of two coordinates
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Chinese Mandarin:
橫坐標 /横坐标
(héngzuòbiāo)
— first of two coordinates
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Czech:
abscisa
— first of two coordinates
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Dutch:
abscis
— first of two coordinates
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Estonian:
abstsiss
— first of two coordinates
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Finnish:
abskissa
— first of two coordinates
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French:
abscisse
— first of two coordinates
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Georgian:
აბსცისა
(abscisa)
— first of two coordinates
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German:
Abszisse
— first of two coordinates
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Greek:
τετμημένη
(tetmiméni)
— first of two coordinates
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Hungarian:
abszcissza
— first of two coordinates
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Ido:
abciso
— first of two coordinates
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Indonesian:
absis
— first of two coordinates
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Interlingua:
abscissa
— first of two coordinates
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Irish:
aibsíse
— first of two coordinates
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Italian:
ascissa
— first of two coordinates
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Japanese:
横座標
(ōzahyō)
— first of two coordinates
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Malay:
absisa
— first of two coordinates
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Norwegian Bokmål:
abscisse
— first of two coordinates
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Persian:
طول
— first of two coordinates
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Polish:
odcięta
— first of two coordinates
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Polish:
abscysa
— first of two coordinates
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Portuguese:
abscissa
— first of two coordinates
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Portuguese:
abcissa
— first of two coordinates
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Romanian:
abscisă
— first of two coordinates
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Russian:
абсци́сса
(abscíssa)
— first of two coordinates
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Northern Sami:
abskisˈsa
— first of two coordinates
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Spanish:
abscisa
— first of two coordinates
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Swedish:
abskissa
— first of two coordinates
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Tagalog:
higawat
— first of two coordinates
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Turkish:
apsis
— first of two coordinates
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Vietnamese:
hoành độ
— first of two coordinates
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Bulgarian:
абсци́са
(abscísa)
— horizontal axis
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Bulgarian:
абсци́сна ос
(abscísna os)
— horizontal axis
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German:
Rechtsachse
— horizontal axis
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Indonesian:
absis
— horizontal axis
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Japanese:
横軸
(yokojiku)
— horizontal axis
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Malay:
absisa
— horizontal axis
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Norwegian Bokmål:
abscisseakse
— horizontal axis
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Polish:
odcięta
— horizontal axis
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Polish:
abscysa
— horizontal axis
